who grasps the struggling heifer's lunar horns—Alexander Pope
2
a
: of, relating to, or resembling the moon
lunar craters
a lunar landscape
b
: designed for use on the moon
lunar vehicles
3
: measured by the moon's revolution
lunar month
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SpaceX’s ability to deliver heavy cargo, habitats, and life-support equipment to the Moon is crucial for establishing a sustained lunar base and developing technologies for future Mars missions.—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025 Isaacman clarified to Big Think that NASA should only pivot from SLS after the initial lunar objectives have been met.—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025 If all goes to plan, Starship will land astronauts near the lunar south pole for the first time on the Artemis 3 mission, which is scheduled to launch in 2027.—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025 With those lunar dreams looming, here are six takeaways from the pivotal vehicle’s 11th test flight.—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunar
Word History
Etymology
Middle English lunare, borrowed from Latin lūnāris "of the moon, crescent-shaped," from lūna "moon" + -āris-ar; lūna going back to Indo-European *lou̯k-s-neh2, derivative of the verb stem *leu̯k- "become bright," whence also Old Church Slavic luna "moon," Russian luná, Old Prussian lauxnos "stars," Armenian lusin "moon"; from a stem *lou̯k-s-no- Old Irish lúan in día lúain "Monday," Avestan raoxšna- "light," (with presumed zero-grade) Greek lýkhnos "lamp" — more at light entry 1
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